"Spare us, my lord! Please, spare us!"
Those two men not only began begging for their lives at the top of their lungs, they also started thrashing about in a desperate frenzy.
Having seen the male corpses inside the bedchamber, they had already imagined what their own fate would be, and were naturally terrified beyond reason.
Their cries drew Jiang Kongping's attention, and he began sizing the two of them up.
"Well now, these two look rather fine."
"Come keep this young master company. Let's have some fun."
Jiang Kongping flashed a wicked smile, then reached out and grabbed. A powerful suction force surged forth, pulling the two men directly into the bedchamber.
Immediately after, the chamber door slammed shut.
But Chu Feng managed to slip inside just before it closed.
"Hmm, seems like some odd fellow snuck in."
Who would have thought that the moment Chu Feng set foot inside, Jiang Kongping's gaze snapped to the exact spot where he stood.
Yet Chu Feng had clearly been using a formation array to conceal himself at the time.
Still, this didn't surprise Chu Feng. He had already noticed that the bedchamber itself was a Spirit Formation space. In a place like this, it was only natural that he could be detected.
So Chu Feng dropped all pretense of hiding and deactivated his concealment array, revealing his true appearance.
"You're Jiang Kongping, aren't you?" Chu Feng asked.
"You know me?"
"Seems you're not from the Eastern Domain."
"What business do you have with this young master?" Jiang Kongping asked in a sharp tone.
"You should know Sima Xiangtu, right?" Chu Feng asked.
"You're one of his people?" Jiang Kongping asked.
"I have some friends in his possession. I need you to come with me—use your influence to convince him to release them," Chu Feng said.
"My, my. You certainly have a way with words."
"Though what you really mean is you want to coerce me into going with you, then use me as leverage to force Sima Xiangtu to release your friends, correct?" Jiang Kongping asked.
"That's more or less it." Chu Feng shrugged, neither confirming nor denying it.
"How interesting. Someone actually dares to coerce me."
"Though... do you even have the ability to pull it off?"
Suddenly, a flash of killing intent crossed Jiang Kongping's eyes.
In the next moment, Chu Feng felt an invisible wave of Spirit Formation power release from Jiang Kongping's body, transforming into a blade of light that slashed straight toward his skull.
And that was no ordinary Spirit Formation power—it was comparable to that of a rank seven Martial Ancestor.
Jiang Kongping was a Dragon Transformation level eight Spirit World Master.
Though Chu Feng was currently only at Dragon Transformation level seven, through the combined power of his Spirit Formation Bloodline and the Nine Dragon Holy Robe, he could similarly elevate his Spirit Formation combat strength to the rank seven Martial Ancestor level.
So Chu Feng refrained from using martial power and instead released his own Spirit Formation energy.
A wave of Spirit Formation power erupted from Chu Feng's body, coalescing into a shield of formation light that materialized before him.
At that same moment, Jiang Kongping's Spirit Formation blade had already arrived before Chu Feng and crashed directly into his shield.
CRACK—
The instant the two collided, Jiang Kongping's Spirit Formation blade shattered like a mirror hitting the ground.
But Chu Feng's expression shifted.
To his astonishment, the Spirit Formation shield before him now bore a deep gash—clearly carved by the blade's strike.
Chu Feng realized then that he had underestimated this Jiang Kongping.
Setting aside the fact that Jiang Kongping was a Dragon Transformation level eight Spirit World Master, his Spirit Formation combat power was truly formidable.